Space around the Sun contains far more than planets. Scattered through it are smaller bodies made of rock, metal, ice and ...

A study found that these cosmic bodies appear to hold up remarkably well to sudden energy deposition and shock conditions, so we may be able to knock them off course and avoid disaster.

A new study analyzes three asteroid and two meteorite samples to see if space rocks smacking into Earth could’ve helped ...

Dust from asteroid Bennu is revealing a surprising origin story for life’s building blocks. New research suggests some amino acids formed in frozen ice exposed to radiation, not warm liquid water as ...

Penn State researchers think a key ingredient for life may have formed in deep freeze, not in a warm asteroid puddle. A space sample with a new twistScientists at Penn State; led by geoscientist ...

Scientists have finally discovered how amino acids essential for life formed on the 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu.

For All Mankind is an alternate-history drama that operates on a pretty straightforward principle: Suppose the Soviet Union ...

Asteroids, exploding stars, and feasting black holes swarm in the first-ever batch of nightly alerts from the Vera C. Rubin ...

When an asteroid approaching the Earth flies through the planet in a passage that is as close as the EarthMoon neighborhood, the least significant consequence is drama. It is calibration: an ...

A stunning discovery from asteroid Bennu could rewrite the story of life's origins. Learn how amino acids formed in the extreme cold of space, not warm water.

In late winter, the zodiacal light is visible in the evening in the Northern Hemisphere (false dusk) and in the pre-dawn ...

Precious metals may be escaping from the planet’s core. This hotly debated subject could help us understand Earth’s evolution and determine whether life exists elsewhere in the Universe ...